What kind of Jewish education, and for whom, is more vital? More nuanced? More indicative of a thriving Jewish future?
I'm not too interested in the question of whether or not you can separate Jews from Judaism. I see the issue as much more basic: The clothes -- the black and white, the kippot, the hats, the wigs, the skirts, the stockings -- they are clothes, people.
Alan Jay Sufrin started writing new songs, possibly a side project, possibly the next step in his career -- and then he stopped making music entirely.
The difference between what those in the Diaspora are doing with their bodies and what Israelis are doing with their hearts.
How do we decide what and when to make our personal stands when no one is looking but us?
The famous author, Leo Tolstoy, stops by Hevria for its first guest post. He answers the question we've all been wondering: what does it mean to be a Jew?
Elizabeth learns to "bridge worlds", and to reject the idea of different worlds being separate in the first place.
One semester when I was 9 or 10, I decided I would get all A's.. to please my mother.